DO YOU PRONOUNCE THESE WORDS THE SAME WAY AS EVERYONE ELSE?
An on-going, online poll of thousands of people on Buzzfeed. Shows how people say they pronounce the following words:
Aunt: 54% “ant”, 41% “awnt”, 5% a different way
Caramel: 62% “care-uh-mel,” 33% “car-mul,” 5% a different way
Route: 63% “root,” 36% “rowt,” 1% a different way
Espresso: 77% “ess-press-oh,” 23% “ex-press-oh”, 0% a different way
Data: 58% “date-uh,” 41% “dat-ah,” 1% a different way
Pajamas: 55% “pah-jam-ahs,” 43% “pah-jahm-ahs,” 2% a different way
Mayonnaise: 53% “may-oh-naze,” 45% “man-ahze,” 2% a different way
Gif: 72% “gif,” 28% “jif,” 0% a different way
Pecan: 55% “pee-can,” 41% “pee-cahn,” 4% a different way
Crayon: 89% “cray-awn,” 5% “crown,” 6% a different way
Envelope: 77% “en-vel-ope,” 23% “ahn-vel-ops”, 0% a different way
Jewelry: 62% “jewl-ree,” 37% “jewl-uh-ree,” 1% a different way
Drawer: 55% “draw-er,” 43% “dro-er,” 2% a different way
Library: 90% “lie-brar-ee,” 9% “lie-bare-e,” 1% a different way
Syrup: 52% “sir-up,” 47% “sear-up,” 1% a different way
Either: 71% “ee-ther,” 27% “eye-ther,” 2% a different way
So are you in the minority or majority on most of these?